AMES, Iowa -- The president of Fudan University, one of the
top three universities in China, will sign a series of
cooperative agreements with Iowa State University on Monday,
Feb. 16. A signing ceremony will take place at 1:30 p.m., at
117 Beardshear Hall.

Fudan President Fujia Yang and Iowa State President Martin
Jischke will sign four cooperative agreements between the two
institutions. The agreements include a program of student and
faculty exchanges, joint collaborative research and
development projects in materials science and information
sciences, joint projects in information science and
technology, cooperation on technology transfer and joint
pursuit of a virtual research and development center.

Three of the agreements are between the International
Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physics (IITAP) at Iowa
State and the Shanghai Research Center for Applied Physics at
Fudan University. The other agreement is between the two
universities and concerns the student and faculty exchanges.

"These agreements will increase our sharing of expertise,
cooperation in scientific endeavors, and development of
research and education collaborations." said IITAP Director
James Vary.

IITAP is an international physics center set up in
partnership with the United Nations Education, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to foster world peace through
the sharing of scientific advances. IITAP was established in
1993 and is only the second institute of its type in the
world.

The Shanghai Research Center for Applied Physics is a
regional research center that includes participation of more
than 20 universities and research institutes in the Shanghai
area.